Every now and then you have to flick the switch to vaudeville.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keating suggests political engagement sometimes requires shifting into a more entertaining or performative mode.
- In plain terms
- Politics sometimes needs to be entertaining.
- What can you take from it?
- Adapt your style to the audience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does entertainment help politics?
- What is lost when politics becomes theater?
Another view
It trivializes serious policy matters.
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